diff --git a/PVE/API2/Ceph/FS.pm b/PVE/API2/Ceph/FS.pm
index 42ea25c5..084a3e28 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Ceph/FS.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Ceph/FS.pm
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 	    pg_num => {
 		description => "Number of placement groups for the backing data pool. The metadata pool will use a quarter of this.",
 		type => 'integer',
-		default => 64,
+		default => 128,
 		optional => 1,
 		minimum => 8,
 		maximum => 32768,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 	    if ! -f $pve_ckeyring_path;
 
 	my $fs_name = $param->{name} // 'cephfs';
-	my $pg_num = $param->{pg_num} // 64;
+	my $pg_num = $param->{pg_num} // 128;
 
 	my $pool_data = "${fs_name}_data";
 	my $pool_metadata = "${fs_name}_metadata";
diff --git a/PVE/CephTools.pm b/PVE/CephTools.pm
index d152dde3..c30369fa 100644
--- a/PVE/CephTools.pm
+++ b/PVE/CephTools.pm
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ sub create_pool {
 	$rados = PVE::RADOS->new();
     }
 
-    my $pg_num = $param->{pg_num} || 64;
+    my $pg_num = $param->{pg_num} || 128;
     my $size = $param->{size} || 3;
     my $min_size = $param->{min_size} || 2;
     my $application = $param->{application} // 'rbd';
diff --git a/www/manager6/ceph/FS.js b/www/manager6/ceph/FS.js
index 19043175..704480e5 100644
--- a/www/manager6/ceph/FS.js
+++ b/www/manager6/ceph/FS.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Ext.define('PVE.CephCreateFS', {
 	    xtype: 'proxmoxintegerfield',
 	    fieldLabel: 'Placement Groups',
 	    name: 'pg_num',
-	    value: 64,
-	    emptyText: 64,
+	    value: 128,
+	    emptyText: 128,
 	    minValue: 8,
 	    maxValue: 32768,
 	    allowBlank: false
diff --git a/www/manager6/ceph/Pool.js b/www/manager6/ceph/Pool.js
index fc09425e..27eba024 100644
--- a/www/manager6/ceph/Pool.js
+++ b/www/manager6/ceph/Pool.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.CephCreatePool', {
 	    xtype: 'proxmoxintegerfield',
 	    fieldLabel: 'pg_num',
 	    name: 'pg_num',
-	    value: 64,
+	    value: 128,
 	    minValue: 8,
 	    maxValue: 32768,
 	    allowBlank: false